Ticket To Ride
Ticket To Ride by NotFromWroxall April 6, 2015
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Ticket to ride
A ticket to ride means something must happen for something else to happen usually the ride being more important than the ticket.
A phrase first used in the Beatles song 'Ticket to ride' in which according to the book by Steve Turner was coined by John Lennon as a way to describe prostitutes who worked in the streets of Germany, these women acquired a card from medical authorities, which stated they were in good health. In this context the ticket is the medical card and the ride is the experience with the prostitute, within this context the medical card is used as a prerequisite.
In modern times this phrase has been used by Mark Goldbridge to describe how football fans are being exploited by footballers to sell merchandise and so on. Without the fans, no merchandise would be sold. In this context the fans are the ticket and the revenue from merchandise sales are the ride.
A phrase first used in the Beatles song 'Ticket to ride' in which according to the book by Steve Turner was coined by John Lennon as a way to describe prostitutes who worked in the streets of Germany, these women acquired a card from medical authorities, which stated they were in good health. In this context the ticket is the medical card and the ride is the experience with the prostitute, within this context the medical card is used as a prerequisite.
In modern times this phrase has been used by Mark Goldbridge to describe how football fans are being exploited by footballers to sell merchandise and so on. Without the fans, no merchandise would be sold. In this context the fans are the ticket and the revenue from merchandise sales are the ride.
Person 1: Could you ask your parents if it's okay to come over tomorrow
Person 2: They gave me the Ticket to ride yesterday so I'll be there
Person 2: They gave me the Ticket to ride yesterday so I'll be there
Ticket to ride by titusoneil August 28, 2021
Ticket to Ride
When someone suggests an idea however it so confusing it competes with the rules of Ticket to Ride.
Typically said so fast all of the “T”s and “K” sound like an incoming train. (TI-Ke-eT-To-RiDe)
Typically said so fast all of the “T”s and “K” sound like an incoming train. (TI-Ke-eT-To-RiDe)
Person 1: Hey, how about we take these waffles to the geese at the end of the road on our camel!
Person 2: Could you explain more? That’s super Ticket to Ride.
Person 2: Could you explain more? That’s super Ticket to Ride.
Ticket to Ride by Fake snow January 7, 2021
Ticket to Ride
The act of pulling an all nighter while studying for an exam one night, then immediately following it up with another all nighter consisting entirely of straight drinking, until you see the sunrise .
“Bro you know that test Friday afternoon? Me and the boys pulled an all nighter for it and then pulled a Ticket to Ride immediately after it was over. Jake passed out at 2 and I was the only one to actually make it till Saturday morning”
Ticket to Ride by JamesCom October 26, 2017
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